world premiere. wRITTEN BY ashley rose wellman.
PRODUCED BY theatre of note, LOS ANGELES.
Two amateur conflict journalists who were kidnapped for ransom during an ill-advised trip to an active war zone are released after years of captivity. They struggle to adjust to “normal life” while navigating their complex feelings for each other, the enormous debts they owe their loved ones, and the weird ramifications of what happens after you fuck around and find out. Written by Ashley Rose Wellman, whose 2023 play Kill Shelter swept the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards among others, this propulsive looks at an intensely emotional and physically taxing experience and says, “What happens if that first day back home is the real start to our story?”
“Will grab you and hold you captive from its startling opening scene to its deeply moving finish... as compellingly as [the play] reads on paper, it’s even more riveting as directed by Chicago-to-L.A. transplant Spenser Davis.”
CAST:
Bailey | SCOUT GUTZMERSON
Noah | ARMANDO TORRES
Jax | AMBERLEE CLARK
Mara | KATHLEEN O’GRADY
Pete | HENRY CRUZ
Victoria | ELIZABETH TRIEU
Bailey u/s | CHLOE MADRIAGA
Noah u/s | RAUL VEGA MARTINEZ
Jax u/s | SIGI RAVET
Mara u/s | JULIA PRUD’HOMME
Pete u/s | GABRIEL MONTOYA
Victoria u/s | LILLIE SILVA-MUIR
CREATIVE TEAM:
SPENSER DAVIS | Director
ASHLEY ROSE WELLMAN | Playwright
MAYA GONZALEZ | Stage Manager
MARK MENDELSON | Scenic Designers
MATT RICHTER | Lighting Designer
STEPHANIE YACKOVETSKY | Sound Designer
SHONA YOUNG | Costume Designer
KEN WERTHER | Publicist
PRODUCER | Bill Voorhees
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS | Tamika Katon-Donegal, J.T. Melaragno, Stephanie Yackovetsky
ANDREW GE | Production Photographer